Capital Bank Financial Corp (CBF) was among the biggest gainers on the Russell 2000 for Thursday January 28 as the stock popped 5.12% to $29.59, representing a gain of $1.44 per share. Some 153,516 shares traded hands on 1,574 trades, compared with an average daily volume of 157,381 shares out of a total float of 43.77 million. The stock opened at $28.00 and traded with an intraday range of $29.85 to $28.00.

After today's gains, Capital Bank Financial Corp reached a market cap of
$1.3 billion. Capital Bank Financial Corp has had a trading range between $35.95 and $23.41 over the last year, and it had a 50-day SMA of $31.69 and a 200-day SMA of $30.30.

The stock has a P/E Ratio of 24.4.

Capital Bank Financial Corp is a bank holding company. It operates 162 branches in Florida, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. It offers commercial and consumer loans and deposits, as well as ancillary financial services.

Capital Bank Financial Corp is based out of Coral Gables, FL and has some 1,515 employees. Its CEO is R. Eugene Taylor.

The Russell 2000 is one of the leading indices tracking small-cap companies in the United States. It's maintained by Russell Investments, an industry leader in creating and maintaining indices, and consists of the smallest 2000 stocks from the broader Russell 3000 index.

Russell's indices differ from traditional indices like the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) or S&P 500, whose members are selected by committee, because they base membership entirely on an objective, rules based methodology. The 3,000 largest companies by market cap make up the Russell 3000, with the 2,000 smaller companies making up the Russell 2000. It's a simple approach that gives a broad, unbiased look at the small-cap market as a whole.

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